I was pondering the vexed question of what my first post for 2013 should be: progress report on the Landing Eight; review of last year’s reading; looking ahead to this year’s reading or maybe about tackling a new reading challenge.
Finally, I decided to side step all of the above and feature a paragraph that I wrote on a previous New Year for Paragraph Planet:
New Year, New You. Ring out the old and ring in the new. In Janus’s month twixt past and future we try diets, makeovers, new resolutions and evening classes. De-clutter, downsize and de-tox; perhaps try yoga classes or join a gym. Pilates sounds good, there’s a special offer too. Then comes the inevitable backslide into laziness, excuses and over indulgence. That two-faced Janus strikes again. New you, old you, which do you want to be?The above question was posed and previously published New Year 2011 (and no, I didn’t try the de-tox)
Let me know if you have made any resolutions, literary or otherwise! Drop them in the comment box below.
Meanwhile I’ll leave you with a link to a piece I wrote this week for the Irish News Review featuring a couple of reading and writing challenges to give you a little zest…
